Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Resembling or containing trash; cheap or worthless.
- adjective In very poor taste or of very poor quality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Encumbered with trash, that is, with the growth of the previous season.
- Composed of or resembling trash, rubbish, or dross; waste; worthless; useless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like
trash ; containing much trash
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective cheap and inferior; of no value
- adjective tastelessly showy
Etymologies
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Examples
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“This gives a whole new meaning to the term trashy romance.”
Salem Falls JODI PICOULT 2001
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"This gives a whole new meaning to the term trashy romance.
Salem Falls Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2001
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When we see people who act like those 4 people, we laugh at them. trashy is right.
MTV's 'Jersey Shore' -- let the fist pumping commence | EW.com 2009
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Seeing the stars of "Glee" in trashy mode clearly doesn't set a great example for them.
The cast of 'Glee': Too racy in GQ? Jen Chaney 2010
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I also write erotic romance and read a lot of it and I'll never ever ever call it trashy or dumb.
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The only thing trashy is you continuing your ridiculous smearing.
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW 2008
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I liked how they showed the historical events that took place in the Hump bar, that helped to show that it was more than a 'trashy'-type bar.
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But even on its home turf, Mattel faces pressure from privately held doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment, whose distinctly non-Malibu Bratz dolls are designed to be saucy, ethnic and a bit "trashy"--and perhaps more alluring to modern kid sensibilities.
Forbes Faces Of The Week, Jan. 30 - Feb. 3, 2006Faces Of The Week, Jan. 30 - Feb. 3, 2006 Forbes.com staff 2006
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But even on its home turf, Mattel faces pressure from privately held doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment, whose distinctly non-Malibu Bratz dolls are designed to be saucy, ethnic and a bit "trashy"--and perhaps more alluring to modern kid sensibilities.
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MEGAN FOX has hit out at critics who have dubbed her tattoos "trashy" - and vowed to cover herself in body art to spite them.
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